November 12, 2024
In 2017, we announced that eRA Commons would establish a real-time link with ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor Identification), a non-profit organization that assigns persistent identifiers to scientists and their research. Since that time, we have observed a dramatic increase in the number of NIH supported investigators with an NIH account linked to their ORCID iD.
November 4, 2024
Here, we will explore some innovative and analytical ways that NIH is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies to strengthen our internal grant and application management operations. When taken together with other efforts, these approaches move us towards continually funding the most meritorious research possible.
October 29, 2024
This summer, the NIH Office of Strategic Coordination launched the new Replication to Enhance Research Impact Initiative, a pilot approach to advance rigor and transparency in biomedical research by supporting the direct third-party replication of NIH-funded studies. Through the new Replication Initiative, we aim to test whether direct replication of selected research studies is a fruitful approach to enhancing research reproducibility, and if yes, for what types of studies, and under what circumstances.
October 21, 2024
Ensuring that the research the NIH funds and conducts adheres to the highest standards of scientific integrity, public accountability, and transparency is essential to earning the public’s trust. As such, we are pleased to announce that NIH is reaffirming its commitment to these principles by publishing its Scientific Integrity Policy.
October 15, 2024
Practicing good cyber-hygiene is essential to protecting our grants data and information in ever-evolving business and security landscapes. With Cybersecurity Awareness Month underway, we are reminding users about proper security practices for eRA, including avoiding sharing log-in credentials and when to appropriately delegate tasks.
October 7, 2024
We know the NIH grants process can be overwhelming for those new to it. That is why OER and CSR are working together to host the “NIH Grants Process Primer: Application to Award” webinar on November 13 and 14 from 1-4pm ET. Join us for this virtual, interactive dive into the grants process, helpful resources, and essential NIH grant systems. Whether you are an institutional grant administrator or a new PI looking to get more comfortable with the NIH grants process, this is the webinar for you.
October 4, 2024
We have been asked before under what circumstances NIH recovers funds because of grant noncompliance. Here, we will discuss the reasons why NIH may seek to recover funds, specifically in situations of overt and covert omissions of non-compliance (not “honest errors”).
September 25, 2024
We are pleased to announce that NIH launched the new NIH Grants and Funding website this week. Designed with the needs of the extramural research community in mind, the new site is intended to enhance your journey through the NIH grants process with a modernized interface and powerful features to make finding critical information easier than ever.
September 17, 2024
These Common Disclosure Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support aim to standardize disclosure requirements and processes across federal research agencies, with the goal of reducing the time and effort researchers spend providing disclosure information to federal funders and ensuring integrity throughout the research process.
September 12, 2024
We are spotlighting this issue to encourage members of the scientific community to consider the potential risks that alcohol can have on the research environment.
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